What an experience these past few months have been! Or, should I say – past year has been.

This year has been one of the coolest and most exciting years ever for me because I began my online adventure. All too often you hear how this industry (online marketing, mlm, network marketing, etc.) gives you the ability to achieve complete and total financial freedom, and more importantly – time freedom. And while it IS true that your earning potential has no cap, those of us (especially those who are in their first years of building their online empire) well … to be honest, be quite the contradiction when it comes to time freedom and what you have to sacrifice to get it.

But, what you don’t often hear about is the work that goes into creating these massive success and income in short periods of time.

Why?

Because effort and work DOESN’T sell.Big checks and Time freedom DOES sell.

Well, today… I want to tell you a little about the effort and work that goes into creating complete and total financial freedom, and more importantly – Time Freedom.

You see – my story is not special. It’s not one that differs from most of the success stories of our industry.

I Went From Nothing To Something Because I Was Willing To Work For It.

When times got tough, I showed up.

I stopped making excuses on why “I couldn’t”, and instead started taking action.

And nope… contrary to popular belief, those of us who are succeeding online were not born with huge lists of people to market to – we had to work for that too. : )

But most importantly… I never gave up.

It’s such a tragedy when I see people quit so close to their goals. Believe me, I was there. I’ve been thru the struggles. Sometimes, the difference between success and failure is just pushing thru when times get tough.

What It Really Takes To Succeed

The fact is, just about every success story in the world starts with what we like to call –“The Grind”. This was a huge topic in one of my mastermind groups.

You can think of the “Grind” as your learning curve. It’s the toughest part of growing your business… but it is essential.

You see, there is a commonality in those that have achieved substantial success. In the beginning, they all buckled down and went through a learning curve. It doesn’t matter what J.O.B., career, or business were discussing… I’m sorry to tell you, if you plan on achieving above average results, it’s mandatory – you have to go thru it.

The good news, what can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars in education from ivy league schools, can be achieved at a tiny fraction of the cost with unlimited earning potential within our industry. What’s even better, YOU have the option as to who you work with in helping you achieve your desired result.

For me – financial freedom came a close second to freedom of my time. Freedom of time was something that I didn’t have much of my entire life. So when I read the sales pages… you know the ones that claim to give you complete and total financial and time freedom… well, I was sold.

When getting started in this industry, I knew in the early stages that mastering systems would allow me the ability to automate large portions of my online business, freeing up more time to be spent on the things that I enjoy doing. So, after going thru “the grind” dedicating my time and energy into learning systems, listening to my teammates wants and needs when it comes to proven strategies that work when applied, and collaborating with other leaders to create amazing support communities to ensure no one was left behind…

I Put It All To The Test

In July 2012 I partnered up with a low cost entry program called Empower Network. The system enabled me to not only automate the recruiting process, but also automate the training process for those that teamed up with me. They simply plugged in, applied what my team had created for them in advance, saw results, and we were off to building a massive organization with me.

Now don’t get me wrong, my first couple months (July and August) were spent handling the initial start up and building a strong front line. I put my time in for a bit… But after the busy work is done it's done, and you can start to relax and watch money start coming into your bank account.

Come and join my team and I and we will see you on the beaches of the world!